Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 576 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
21. 21.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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